AUSTIN, TEXAS — AutoZone has signed a lease to open a 33,000-square-foot “mega hub store” at Southbridge Plaza in South Austin. The automotive retailer will operate its store, which will feature an expanded selection of parts and accessories, out of a 46,000-square-foot space that formerly housed an H-E-B grocery store. The remaining 13,000 square feet is leased to Hispanic grocer Casa Grande Supermercado. Cam Longmire and Gabe Sanchez of Weitzman represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Austin-based broker Edwin Williams represented AutoZone. Other tenants at Southbridge Plaza include Dollar Tree, Sherwin-Williams, Taco Bell, McDonald’s and Wingstop.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dallas-based CBRE has signed a lease to relocate its office to Vantage South End, a 635,000-square-foot mixed-use campus in Charlotte. The firm will relocate approximately 100 employees to a 24,535-square-foot space on the second floor of the Vantage South End’s east tower, which is located at 1120 South Tryon St. The company will change offices in the fourth quarter. The West Tower of the property was completed in 2021 and the new East Tower will be completed in the third quarter of 2022. The new office is part of CBRE’s Workplace360 initiative, which is the Dallas-based company’s approach to workplace strategy. The strategy is designed to promote employee flexibility, mobility and productivity. Workplace360 offices feature several workplace settings, including both collaborative and private spaces that employees can self-select to accommodate their hour-by-hour needs. Vantage South End includes two 11-story office towers connected by more than an acre of outdoor greenspace. The property’s amenities include outdoor terraces and seating, a wellness and fitness center, tenant event and training center, 55,000 square feet of restaurants and amenity spaces and a planned boutique hotel. The property’s West Tower is occupied by tenants including Lending Tree and Grant Thornton. Vantage South …
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Factor, a ready-to-eat meal delivery service, has opened a new fulfillment and distribution center in Lake Zurich, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The nearly 100,000-square-foot facility is located at 1325 Ensell Road. Factor already occupies production facilities in Aurora and Burr Ridge, as well as a distribution center in Lyons and corporate offices in Batavia. Factor was founded in 2013 and acquired by HelloFresh in 2020. Dan McGillicuddy, Charlie Kenning and Charlie Mintz of JLL represented HelloFresh in the Lake Zurich deal.
AURORA, ILL. — Thales Defense & Security Inc. has signed a 24,673-square-foot office lease at 750 Commons Drive in Aurora, located about 40 miles west of Chicago. Thales will move from 1444 N. Farnsworth Ave. in Aurora once tenant improvements are completed and the new lease commences in mid-2022. The 205,000-square-foot, two-building property, which supports both office and industrial users, is now fully leased. Stanton Road Capital purchased the asset in 2018 and added amenities such as a fitness center, tenant lounge, conference center and training center. Francis Prock and Dave Florent of Colliers are the leasing agents for the property. Kellen Monti and Chris Bynum of JLL represented Thales.
CHICAGO — SPINS, a data provider and advocate for the health and wellness industry, has preleased 47,883 square feet of space at 311 W. Huron, a new office development in Chicago’s River North. The developer, North Wells Capital, plans to break ground in April. SPINS will serve as the anchor tenant of the 15-story building upon completion in late 2023. The 153,611-square-foot building will be part of Verso, a three-phase development. Jeffrey Skender, Ari Klein, Scott Shelbourne and Marcus Berglund of Cushman & Wakefield represented SPINS. Melissa Rubenstein, Annie Nicolau and Anna Panici of JLL represented ownership. SPINS currently occupies space at 222 W. Hubbard, which is also owned by North Wells Capital.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Trigo Quality Solutions has signed a 102,377-square-foot industrial lease at 2430 E. Walton Blvd. in Auburn Hills. The company provides quality management and consulting solutions mainly for the automotive, aerospace and heavy transportation industries. Geoff Hill and Chris Hill of Newmark represented the new owner, Frain Cooper Holdings LLC, which purchased the 125,063-square-foot building via a partial sale-leaseback with Norma Group. The Newmark team secured a deal with Trigo to bring the building to full occupancy upon closing. Anthony Rubino of Pilot Property Group represented Trigo. Norma Group will remain in the building, leasing 22,686 square feet.
HOUSTON — Coterra Energy Inc., a product of an October 2021 merger between Houston-based Cabot Oil & Gas and Denver-based Cimarex Energy, has signed a 122,000-square-foot office headquarters lease in Houston. The tenant will relocate to Memorial City Plazas, a 1 million-square-foot office campus in Houston. Owned by MetroNational, the three-building development is currently undergoing a $20 million renovation project that is slated for a fourth-quarter completion. Brad MacDougall and Warren Alexander represented MetroNational in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Jim Bailey of Cushman & Wakefield and Lucian Bukowski of CBRE represented the tenant.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Eaton, a provider of power management technologies and services, has preleased a 370,973-square-foot industrial development in Woodridge, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The developer, Duke Realty Corp., began construction of the speculative project in August. Completion is slated for this July. The 21-acre site at 10000 Woodward Ave. was previously home to a vacant movie theater. The project will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 37 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 44 trailer spaces and 343 parking spaces. Jason Lev of CBRE represented Eaton, while Jason West and Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield represented Duke.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — BayHaven Restaurant Group, led by chefs Gregory Collier and Subrina Collier, plans to open four new food concepts at Camp North End in Charlotte. The four concepts — Passage Seafood, The Abyss, Bird Is The Word and B.A.D. (Beyond Amazing Donuts) — are expected to open this summer. Developed by ATCO Properties & Management, Camp North End is a mixed-use development located on 76 acres just north of Uptown Charlotte. The project currently has over 300,000 square feet of space already redeveloped for offices, artistic expression, dining and hospitality, entertainment, recreation and community building use, and another 1.5 million square feet is in the works. Construction on the office, retail and parking garage portions of Phase II are slated for completion by June, while the multifamily component is expected to begin construction this year and be complete in 2024. B.A.D. is a donut concept created by pastry chef Jasmine Macon. Bird is the Word is a chicken counter service concept. Passage Seafood will be a seafood restaurant. The Abyss is a modern speakeasy that will offer craft cocktails, food options from Passage Seafood and a late-night menu. Located at 201 Camp Road, the four concepts will line …
SHARONVILLE, OHIO — Workhorse Group, an electric vehicle manufacturer, has signed a 58,720-square-foot lease for both industrial and office space at Park 42 in Sharonville, a northern suburb of Cincinnati. The company is relocating its headquarters from nearby Loveland. Situated on nearly 30 acres, the 286,000-square-foot building is located near I-275, I-75 and I-71. Workhorse Group is expected to move into the new space no later than April of this year. Todd Pease and Tom Fairhurst of JLL represented the building owner, Experimental Holdings. John Schenk Jr. and Chris Vollmer Sr. represented the tenant.